Group files complaints against campaigns in Mission, Shawnee

A political group said it has filed campaign violation complaints with the Kansas Ethics Commission and with the Johnson County Election Commissioner related to municipal elections in Shawnee and Mission.

The group, Coalition for Better Cities (CBC), lists three possible campaign violations – two in Shawnee and one in Mission.

Citizens in both communities head to the polls April 3 to elect new council members in Mission and council members and a mayor in Shawnee.

In Shawnee, the group alleges that current council member and candidate Jeff Vaught used government resources during a council meeting to campaign. CBC also alleges that incumbents in Shawnee improperly distributed electioneering materials via mail to voters. The group alleges a similar offense by incumbents in Mission. …